On Saturday, June 30th, featherweight hopeful Gary Russell Jr. improved his record to 20-0 with 12 knockouts with a blazing display that saw him drop Sinaloa, Mexico’s Christopher Perez three times en route to a commanding 3rd round TKO victory at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA.

Russell was in rare form in the second bout of a Showtime-televised tripleheader, blitzing his overmatched foe with powerful shots from all angles and he seems elated with his most recent display, his first showcase of 2012.

“It feels wonderful,” Russell told me early Wednesday. “I’m a performer and an entertainer, and to be able to perform at that level after a long layoff like that, it felt good.” [Click Here To Read More]